TOUR UPDATE (ADVANCE SALES) + PATREON PACKS

The new Falling Through Freedom t-shirts are being printed and sent out over the coming weeks, the patches will arrive later, which will mean everything is all caught up for 2021-22 before we can announce the next package. We are sorry for the delay in getting everything out this time, it has been a mammoth amount of recording, printing, and posting!

Advance sales for Riot Act/Kaine – FIRE DOWN UNDER – England Tour 2023 so far:

We’ve been working hard to push the FIRE DOWN UNDER tour with Riot Act. We are in effect the promoters of these events, so it’s on us to make these shows a success. We’ve booked venues we know are good in areas we know we can usually get decent crowds. Riot Act is coming from New York to do this tour, and we’re hoping to sell out all these shows for them when they are over. We’ve priced the advance tickets at just £8 to make it as affordable as possible. If you are yet to buy a ticket, you can do it from here: https://www.firedownundertour.co.uk/category/tour-tickets

REHEARSALS TODAY – PREP FOR MEARFEST FLAME & FIRE DOWN UNDER TOUR

Last weeks rehearsal sessions.

Today we are having our second rehearsal following our successful tour with Chris Holmes. Last week (as seen above) we focused on rehearsing the songs we didn’t do on the tour and writing new material for a future release.

Today we head back into Unit One again for more rehearsals, we’ll be working on our set for Mearfest Flame in Nuneaton in September, and then our second tour of 2023 with Riot Act, who will be playing the entire Riot classic album Fire Down Under in full during the tour.

Tickets fore the Fire Down Under Tour are already selling well, with London already 20% sold months in advance of the show. If you wish to attend these shows, we advise you to book well in advance from here. Our last show at Three Wise Monkeys for example sold out in advance, and there were people who could not get into the venue on the night.

REHEARSALS RESUME AT UNIT ONE TODAY – PREPARATIONS FOR TWO BIG GIGS AND UK TOUR BEGIN

Our last sessions a few weeks back

We have a big year coming up with several important shows to prepare for. Rehearsals as ever will be taking place tonight at Unit One, Colchester.

The first of these is supporting current Whitesnake guitarist Joel Hoekstra, and Brandon Gibbs at The Music Room, Ipswich on April 15th. Joel Hoekstra is best known as the guitarist for “Whitesnake” and “Trans-Siberian Orchestra” along with a long list of other bands and projects he has worked with including Cher and Night Ranger. With impeccable guitar soloing and blazing riffs, Joel Hoekstra is without a doubt a guitar legend and one of the top guitarists in the world. Brandon Gibbs is not only the frontman for the supergroup “Devil City Angels” but also joined Poison in 2022 on the Def Leppard/Motley Crue Stadium Tour utilizing his searing voice on backup vocals. Brandon Gibbs is also known for his blues/rock style of guitar playing and his riveting song writing.

On May 19th we celebrate 5 years of Kaine in its current form coming together at Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester alongside our friends in Osmium Guillotine, Draugrheim, and Killerkorp. This gig will be recorded for a live album/video.

Finally, as announced, we’ll be touring again in June, this time in support of the legendary W.A.S.P Guitarist Chris Holmes.  We’ll be playing several dates across Wales, Scotland, and England as seen below.

Tickets for all these events are selling fast – so book now using the buy links below to avoid missing out:

  • April 15th, 2023 – The Music Room, Ipswich (Buy Tickets) **
  • May 19th, 2023 – Three Wise Monkeys, Colchester (Buy Tickets)
  • June 16th, 2023 – The Patriot, Crumlin (Buy Tickets) *
  • June 17th, 2013 – The Tivoli Venue, Buckley (Buy Tickets) *
  • June 18th, 2023 – Bannermans, Edinburgh (Buy Tickets) *
  • June 22nd, 2023 – Trillian’s, Newcastle (Buy Tickets) *
  • June 23rd, 2023 – The Black Prince, Northampton (Buy Tickets) (Buy VIP) *
  • June 24th, 2023 – Boston Arms Music Room, London (Buy Tickets) *
  • June 25th, 2023 – The Waterloo, Blackpool (Buy Tickets) *

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR CHRIS HOLMES MEAN MAN (EX W.A.S.P) AND KAINE UK TOUR 2023

  • June 16th, 2023 – The Patriot, Crumlin (Buy Tickets)
  • June 17th, 2023 – The Tivoli Venue, Buckley (Buy Tickets)
  • June 18th, 2023 – Bannermans, Edinburgh (Buy Tickets)
  • June 22nd, 2023 – Trillian’s, Newcastle (Buy Tickets)
  • June 23rd, 2023 – The Black Prince, Northampton (Buy Tickets) (Buy VIP)
  • June 24th, 2023 – Boston Arms Music Room, London (Buy Tickets)
  • June 25th, 2023 – The Waterloo, Blackpool (Buy Tickets)

SD Entertainment is delighted to announce that the ‘Chris Holmes Mean Man’ 65 Tour will visit seven venues across the UK in June 2023. The tour goes on sale Friday 10 February 2023 at 9am, tickets direct from the venue box offices. This tour marks not only Chris’ anticipated return to the UK but also celebrates his 65th birthday with very special VIP tickets available for an exclusive pre show birthday party available for the show in Northampton on 25 June! Support will come from Kaine on all dates.

Chris’ guitar work is synonymous with W.A.S.P.’s first four studio albums including ‘W.A.S.P.’, ‘The Last Command’,‘ Inside The Electric Circus’ and ‘The Headless Children’. He left W.A.S.P. in 1991 before re-joining, once again as lead guitarist, in 1995 remaining until 2001. In this time he played on two studio albums including ‘Kill F£@% Die’ and ‘Helldorado’ He can also be heard on 1987’s ‘Live. . . In The Raw’.

Since 2019, he has recruited new members for his band. Taking lead on the original W.A.S.P. material is Oliver Tindall, with Lex Gifford on bass [both coming from the band Wicked Jackals].Stephen Jackson on drums [from Heart Break Remedy] has been Chris ‘partner in crime for almost four years.

Chris will be performing a mix of W.A.S.P. classics along with his own original material including tracks from his latest album ‘Unbearable Influence’ which was released in September 2021.

“Man, I’d such a great time in UK last November and the fans are amazing. They love me and I love them so I wanna’ celebrate my birthday by giving back to them and celebrating with them. See you on the road!”

Chris Holmes

Chris Holmes is an enduring talent who has carved his own niche in rock ‘n’ roll history – don’t miss these very special celebratory dates.

Kaine is a young Heavy Metal band from Essex, England inspired by bands such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Megadeth, Saxon and more having recently toured with American Metal legends Lillian Axe and Riot Act (ex-Riot) as well as previously supporting American Thrash legends Mordred, and Monument (ex-White Wizard) on tours in years previous. They will be performing songs from their new album After Extinction.

KAINE TO TOUR IN SUPPORT OF W.A.S.P GUITAR LEGEND CHRIS HOLMES – MEAN MAN IN JUNE

We are delighted to announce that we will be touring in support of Chris Holmes – Mean Man in June! Chris Holmes is a legendary American guitarist and was a founding member of 80’s Metal legends W.A.S.P, appearing on their self-titled debut album, The Last Command, Inside the Electric Circus, and The Headless Children, he also appeared on later albums Kill F£@% Die and Helldorado.

Tickets will go on sale Friday for:

OVER 2500 HITS ON TOUR DATES TAB SINCE TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

Tour Dates

As recently announced we will be going on tour with Lilian Axe and Riot Act in August and so far we have seen a record number of people clicking our tour dates and buy tickets tabs on this website.

You can still get tickets for the tour by clicking the links in the list below:

  • August 22nd, 2022 – Robin 2, Wolverhampton (buy tickets)
  • August 23rd, 2022 – Trillian’s, Newcastle (buy tickets)
  • August 24th, 2022 – Nightrain, Bradford (buy tickets)
  • August 25th, 2022 – Bannermans, Edinburgh (buy tickets)
  • August 26th, 2022 – Hangar 18, Swansea (buy tickets)
  • August 27th, 2022 – Underworld, Camden, London (buy tickets)

OVER 1’1OO CLICKS ON TOUR DATES PAGE SINCE LILLIAN AXE AND RIOT ACT TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT

Our Tour Dates page has experienced an increase in traffic after the recent tour announcement. Over 1’100 people have clicked through onto the page and the “Buy Tickets” links since the tour announcement last week.

Tickets are still available at the dates bellow, click (buy tickets) to order:

  • August 22nd, 2022 – Robin 2, Wolverhampton (buy tickets)
  • August 23rd, 2022 – Trillian’s, Newcastle (buy tickets)
  • August 24th, 2022 – Nightrain, Bradford (buy tickets)
  • August 25th, 2022 – Bannermans, Edinburgh (buy tickets)
  • August 26th, 2022 – Hanger 18, Swansea (buy tickets)
  • August 27th, 2022 – Underworld, Camden, London (buy tickets)

If you are hoping to attend the tour please let us know here.

Kaine interviewed by Metal Talk for Burr Fest this Saturday

The event is now sold out.

Kaine were recently interviewed for Burr Fest by Metal Talk which can be read by clicking the links below. Burr Fest takes place this Saturday from a sold out Dome in Tufnell Park, London.

“It’s definitely been a period of rebirth and revival for the band with Liam, Toby and Isaac coming in and then writing and recording ‘Reforge The Steel’. It’s a cliché but this is very much a new band, but equally because of the calibre of the previous line-ups we’ve also still got a lot to prove to people and people to win back who may have written us off. “

Blaze Bayley to perform special Iron Maiden 25th anniversary set at Burr Fest 2020

Blaze Bayley will perform a special Iron Maiden 25th anniversary set at Burr Fest 2020 which will take place at The Dome, Tufnell Park on March 7th. Tickets for the event are already selling fast.

Iron Maiden performing in 1996

Kaine were announced for the event late last week [Kaine – Burr Fest 2020] and will play alongside Absolva, Airforce, Tytan and Elixir.

Kaine bring live Heavy Metal back to the birthplace of Iron Maiden

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As announced in April, Kaine will be bringing back Heavy Metal to the birthplace of Iron Maiden in Stratford, London at the Cart & Horses. This will be a historic night as Heavy Metal returns to the Cart & Horses, May 13th.

Kaine already have a long list of connections to Iron Maiden and the NWOBHM. Not only is the band heavily influenced by Maiden, but they have supported Dennis Stratton (with Remus Down Blvd), Terry Wapram (in Buffalo Fish and V1) who once replaced Dave Murray in Iron Maiden and former singer Dennis Wilcock (also of V1). They have also supported other NWOBHM legends such as Diamond Head, Tygers of Pan Tang, Praying Mantis, Holocaust, Tytan (ex Angel Witch), The Deep, Satan’s Empire, The Handsome Beasts, Deep Machine, Desolation Angels and many more since their formation in 2009.

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The first show is Saturday, with doors at around 9pm. On the bill Kaine will be playing a special headline set from their soon to be recorded new album and will be supported by Osmium Guillotine, who are influenced heavily by the NWOBHM. The show is free entry.